Featured Local Job: Youth Care Worker (Part-Time)

Clarion, PA; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Rite of Passage Team is looking for a Part-Time Youth Services Worker at Western Secure Treatment Unit in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. You will supervise youth around the clock in a secure residential setting and support their health, education and development goals.

The role involves counseling, skill-building, and collaboration with staff to meet each youth’s treatment plan. Weekend availability is emphasized for Friday, Saturday and Sunday shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Ability to pass criminal background check, drug screen, and TB test.
• Must be at least 21 years old.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety and around-the-clock in-person supervision of youth at a secure residential facility.
• Support the physical, personal and health needs of each youth through individual counseling and skill development.
• Collaborate with staff to implement treatment plans and participate in educational and recreational activities.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Featured Local Job: Youth Care Worker (Part-Time)

Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a Part-Time Youth Services Worker at Western Secure Treatment Unit in Emlenton, Pennsylvania.

Rite of Passage Team is hiring for a Part-Time Youth Services Worker at Western Secure Treatment Unit in Emlenton, Pennsylvania.

Western Secure Treatment Unit (WSTU) is a secure post-adjudication facility that provides comprehensive services to young men (14-21), using a trauma-informed, strength-based, gender responsive model. Through rigorous education, positive skill development, and individualized therapeutic interventions and treatment, we empower youth to reach their full potential. The facility features residential student dormitories, on-site schooling, a vocational CTE student work training program, a dining hall, and extracurricular opportunities for the young men. Becoming a member of the WSTU team is more than a job, it’s an opportunity to create a meaningful career with a mission driven organization.

Pay: starting at $25 per hour

What you will do: Youth Services Workers provide safety and around-the-clock in person supervision of youth at a secure residential facility. In this role, you will provide for the physical, personal and health needs of each youth through individual counseling and skill development. Youth Services Workers provide an atmosphere that is supportive of the youth’s needs; monitor and document behaviors and activities; and participate and assist with educational, social, athletic and recreational activities. Youth Services Workers collaborate with other professional staff to establish and meet the goals of each youth’s treatment plan.

To be considered you should: Possess a high school diploma or equivalent ~ Be at least 21 years of age ~ Be able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen (we no longer test for THC for pre-employment), physical, and TB test ~ Be able to pass a search of the child abuse central registry.

Schedule: Looking to fill both Day and Night shifts working mostly weekends: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday